The number of adult prisoners in Victorian prisons was 6,112, an increase of 14% (772 prisoners) from 2013. This was the highest number of prisoners since 2004. (Table 14)

The adult imprisonment rate was 134.4 prisoners per 100,000 adult population, an increase from 119.8 prisoners per 100,000 adult population in 2013. This was the highest imprisonment rate since 2004. (Table 18)

Half (51% or 3,135 prisoners) of all prisoners had been imprisoned under sentence previously. (Table 13)

The most common offence/charge for which prisoners were in custody was acts intended to cause injury (16% or 973 prisoners), followed by offences against justice procedures, government security and operations (15% or 914 prisoners) and sexual assault (13% or 774 prisoners). (Table 15)

The largest proportion of overseas-born prisoners was from Vietnam (305 prisoners or 20% of overseas-born prisoners) followed by New Zealand (157 prisoners or 10% of overseas-born prisoners). (Table 21)

The median time spent on remand by unsentenced prisoners in custody was 2.2 months. Time on remand as reported in the Prisoner Census is time spent on remand as at 30 June 2014, and not the total time on remand. Time on remand is influenced by a number of factors, particularly the time it takes for a case to come before a court. (Table 30)

The median aggregate sentence length of sentenced prisoners was 3.0 years. (Table 24)